The UAE's Abu Dhabi government has announced its list of expected 2013 non-working public holidays.

The aforementioned announcement confirms the recent (18-Dec-2012) declaration of Tuesday, January 1st, 2013, as a nationwide non-working public holiday in the United Arab Emirates, and follows a strict reading of the Umm al-Qora Saudi calendar in its determination of the 1435 Hijri New Year's Day.